southern catalpa
cigartree
Indian-bean-tree
catalpa bignonioides latin

Common names include southern catalpa, cigar tree, and Indian bean tree.

Northern and southern catalpas are very similar in appearance, but the northern species has slightly larger leaves, flowers, and bean pods.

Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa)

Catalpa bignonioides, (Southern Catalpa)

It is closely related to southern catalpa, and can be distinguished by the flowering panicles, which bear a smaller number of larger flowers, and the slightly broader seed pods.

The melting point of this fatty acid is 32 C. Catalpic acid occurs naturally in the seeds of Catalpa ovata and Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides).

They grow to a length of about 5 cm (2 in) and feed on the leaves of the Northern Catalpa and, more commonly, the Southern Catalpa, also known as Catawba or Indian Bean trees.

Chitalpa is an intergeneric hybrid flowering tree in the family Bignoniaceae, bred from Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) for desert hardiness and color, and Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) for larger blooms.

The Catalpa bignonioides, a native of the southeastern United States, was planted in the square about 1900.

In the USA, Catalpa bignonioides is undoubtedly a Southern tree.

Catalpa bignonioides (N)

Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa)

We can find also birch, European larch, bird cherry, Gymnocladus canadensis, London plane, yellow chestnut, Catalpa bignonioides.

Catalpa bignonioides is a species of Catalpa that is native to the southeastern United States in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

The bean-like seed pod is the origin of the alternative vernacular names Indian bean tree and cigar tree for Catalpa bignonioides and Catalpa speciosa, respectively.

The other trees on my autumn planting list are the Indian bean tree Catalpa bignonioides and a medlar Mespilus germanica, brought here by the Romans but nowadays found only in old gardens.

The two North American species, Catalpa bignonioides and Catalpa speciosa, have been widely planted outside their natural ranges as ornamental trees for their showy flowers and attractive shape, or growing habit.